When .git in a submodule is a file, resolve_gitlink_ref() needs to pick up the real GIT_DIR of the submodule from that file. Signed-off-by: Lars Hjemli <hjemli@xxxxxxxxx> --- refs.c | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 files changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/refs.c b/refs.c index 67d2a50..56de5cf 100644 --- a/refs.c +++ b/refs.c @@ -351,6 +351,7 @@ int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *re { int len = strlen(path), retval; char *gitdir; + const char *tmp; while (len && path[len-1] == '/') len--; @@ -358,9 +359,19 @@ int resolve_gitlink_ref(const char *path, const char *refname, unsigned char *re return -1; gitdir = xmalloc(len + MAXREFLEN + 8); memcpy(gitdir, path, len); - memcpy(gitdir + len, "/.git/", 7); - - retval = resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(gitdir, len+6, refname, result, 0); + memcpy(gitdir + len, "/.git", 6); + len += 5; + + tmp = read_gitfile_gently(gitdir); + if (tmp) { + free(gitdir); + len = strlen(tmp); + gitdir = xmalloc(len + MAXREFLEN + 3); + memcpy(gitdir, tmp, len); + } + gitdir[len] = '/'; + gitdir[++len] = '\0'; + retval = resolve_gitlink_ref_recursive(gitdir, len, refname, result, 0); free(gitdir); return retval; } -- 1.5.4.1.188.gdfa6c - To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe git" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html